Mark Schmitz, whose son, Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz, was killed in the Kabul airport suicide bombing during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, told Fox News that he has been unable to get an answer on whether the bomber could have been neutralized prior to the attack. Schmitz went on to accuse the Biden Administration of covering up crucial details about the attack.
Fox News host Martha MacCallum first played testimony from Seargean Tyler Vargas-Andrews on failures in preventing the attack. “You ever get any answers on that part of what happened there, sir?” she asked.
“Nothing yet. In fact, I’ve asked for copies of the SD card footage off of his rifle scope. That would have been recorded, and they would have been able to have that as evidence that this was or was not, in fact, the bomber. That card has been ‘misplaced,’ as they say,” Schmitz replied. “So, I don’t know what the truth is anymore. We can’t seem to get a straight answer out of anybody. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) is doing a great job. I’m looking forward to seeing him and spending time with his committee and some of the other congressmen there that are backing us. We do have support. I just wish we had it from everybody.”
Saturday, August 26, marked the two-year anniversary of the Kabul suicide bombing that claimed the lives of 13 U.S. troops and 182 Afghan civilians.
In another interview with Just The News, Schmitz slammed Biden for claiming the chaotic withdrawal was a success. “He’ll never learn from his mistakes, he’s proven that time and time again,” Schmitz told host John Solomon. “He doesn’t even accept responsibility for anything he did. I believe he said that what he did was an ‘extraordinary success.’ He’s the exact polar opposite of a leader.”